[SOLVED] Flight Simulator

yaarappa · 01-28-2009, 07:26 PM

Hi,

I have been using Opensuse 11 on the Gnome environment for the last six months. I am considering to install Flight Simulator on it. There are a few available on the Yast2. Has anyone used any of them and are they working without the need to download any files from the web.

The programmes available on Yast2 are

gl-7
palomino
redshift
TnL

Thank you in advance
Cheers,

DCOH · 01-28-2009, 08:20 PM

I don't use Opensuse but in Fedora there is a flight simulator listed as fgfs which stands for Flight gear flight simulator. You may want to check for it in yast, it is available in quite a few distro.

rob.rice · 01-28-2009, 10:45 PM

what kind of flight simulator are you looking for
unless your willing to pay for a CD
there is no way around downloading files from the net
I just built and installed gl-117 it's a flight simulator game
no tack off no landing just bombing runs and air to air combat

knudfl · 01-29-2009, 01:01 AM

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gl-117 : depends on (lib)SDL_mixer, but Yeast2 will
get it for you, from the install DVD.
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Other packages here :
http://download.opensuse.org/reposit...openSUSE_11.0/
http://download.opensuse.org/reposit...USE_11.0/i586/
http://download.opensuse.org/reposit...l:/tools:/scm/
games, Flightgear included :
http://download.opensuse.org/reposit...USE_11.0/i586/
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farslayer · 01-29-2009, 11:43 AM

Flight gear is a big one.. I'd be surprised if it's not in your repositories for Suse. X-Plane is not free, but has TONS of community add ons.. Helicopters, jumbojets, fighter jets.. amazing..

http://www.flightgear.org/

http://www.x-plane.com/

http://jsbsim.sourceforge.net/

yaarappa · 01-29-2009, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rob.rice

what kind of flight simulator are you looking for
unless your willing to pay for a CD
there is no way around downloading files from the net
I just built and installed gl-117 it's a flight simulator game
no tack off no landing just bombing runs and air to air combat

Thanks, Is there cd's available that will work on Suse 11. If so where do I look?

Cheers

yaarappa · 01-29-2009, 12:51 PM

Hi guys thank you for your replies. X-plane looks good, I think I may have to buy that. Flightgear does not seem to have a version for Suse 11 from what I can see on the website. Anyone knows differently?

Cheers,

farslayer · 01-29-2009, 01:18 PM

> I would like to get FlightGear loaded on my SuSE Linux 11.0 machine.
> However I get a message that the repository is not valid. What is the
> URL for it so YAST can download and install it?

http://software.opensuse.org/ymp/games/openSUSE_11.0/FlightGear.ymp

knudfl · 01-29-2009, 01:18 PM

See # 4 again, all links are "Suse 11 repositories"

Flightgear, Suse 11 :

http://download.opensuse.org/reposit...USE_11.0/i586/

all packages seems to be there, including fgfs.

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farslayer · 01-29-2009, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knudfl

See # 4 again, all links are "Suse 11 repositories"

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Now that is definitely the way for you to go.. no compiling, and everything should just work on your Suse 11 box..

yaarappa · 01-30-2009, 06:37 AM

Hi, Thank you again guys. I followed the link provide by "farslayer" and installed it. I have not used flightgear before but it looks alright to me.

Thank you for all your valuable help. Have a nice day!

Cheers